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Dimensions of depressive symptoms and smoking cessation

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Leventhal, Adam, Ramsey, Susan, Brown, Richard, LaChance, Heather, Kahler, Christopher·2008·Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Because different psychopathologic components of depressive symptoms may have distinct etiologies, examining their differential effects on smoking cessation may elucidate mechanisms underlying the smoking-depression relationship. Negative affect (NA), somatic features (SF), low positive affect/anhedonia (PA), and interpersonal disturbance (IP) have been identified as unique dimensions of depression that can be measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD). This study examined common and unique associations between CESD subscales and baseline smoking characteristics, nicotine withdrawal, and relapse in 157 participants enrolled in a smoking cessation trial for heavy social drinkers. Each dimension was univariately associated with negative and positive reinforcement smoking motives. Only SF had unique relations with tolerance smoking motives and univariate associations with nicotine dependence severity. Only PA predicted cessation-related changes in withdrawal symptoms on quit day. Analyses predicting abstinence at 8, 16, and 26 weeks post quit date showed that NA, SF, and PA each univariately predicted relapse, ps< or =.0083. Only low PA predicted poorer outcomes incrementally to the other dimensions, even when controlling for level of nicotine dependence, smoking frequency, and history of major depression, p = .0018. Interventions targeting anhedonia and low positive affect may be useful for smokers trying to quit.

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Authors
Leventhal, A., Ramsey, S., Brown, R., LaChance, H., & Kahler, C.
Affiliations
  • Brown University (US)
  • National Jewish Health (US)
Corresponding author
Leventhal, Adam
Venue
Nicotine & Tobacco Research
Published
2008-03
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
507-517
ISSN
1462-2203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2060663534
Cited by
210
References
66
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA15534, R01DA015534)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
depressive symptoms, smoking cessation, negative affect, somatic symptoms, positive affect, anhedonia, interpersonal problems, nicotine withdrawal, relapse, nicotine dependence, smoking motivation, abstinence
MeSH terms
Smoking Prevention, Adult, Aged, Alcohol Drinking, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Smoking, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Tobacco Use Disorder, Comorbidity, Treatment Refusal, Smoking Cessation, Secondary Prevention

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